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Non-Integrated Motherboards?

Posted by Cliff on from the I-like-my-peripherals-separate-thanks dept.

Anonymous Coward asks: "Nowadays no matter where you look, most motherboards have built in everything. Built-in sound, video, LAN, and so on. Are there any reliable manufacturers that still make motherboards without the extras? One example: I want to build a high-end workstation for video processing. Often with on-board audio there are timing issues. Disabling the on-board features doesn't always work. When your on-board NIC fails, a piece of your motherboard is no longer working, not just a replaceable expansion card. What manufacturers are still making 'barebones' motherboards (and what models) without having to buy a server backplane?"

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  1. Why bother? by nosferatu-man · · Score: 1, Troll

    PC crap is PC crap. That you get some of it for free and some you pay extra for does not make up for the essential commodity status of the hardware.

    'jfb

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